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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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